yellow submarine Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Just purchased a new underwater camera to use in the surf. Have also been using the video feature to watch the action of my flies underwater. I purchased the Olympus Stylus 850. About $280US bucks for an 8MB version. Very compact so i can stick it into my wetsuit. Quality photos like these will certainly jazz up the fishing journal. I know hard it is to try a camera and see its performance in different conditions. so if you want me to try something out let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trungie Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Very interesting yellow, so to watch your flies underwater do you have some sort of tripod? Do you then leave it in running video mode to record whats happening and watch it at home at the days end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 How good is that photo Looking forward to future photos mate! Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefin Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 They are a great camera!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Hi YS, 2 weeks ago I bought my 19 year old son a Pentax Optio W60 underwater camera (birthday pressy), he will take surfing and snokelling shots with it, I will borrow it as well, I am keen to get some underwater shots of fish coming to the boat with a jig hanging out of its mouth, should get some interesting snaps.. Love the shot of the flattie.. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow submarine Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share Posted September 8, 2008 GeekFisherman, I use a little tripod. It was really cheap like 7 dollars from a Cameraq shop. its those little flexible ones with the bendy legs. Works ok for now in Narra lake in the shallows whic is where i am refining my flathead and whiting fly fishing. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scon Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 (edited) some good underwater photo's there what is the quality of photo's like from the camera if you were to take photo's from and on a boat, or is the camera a underwater camera only? Edited September 8, 2008 by Scon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trungie Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Interesting.. how far can u see underwater with your camera do you estimate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefin Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 My shot is in 15 meters of water at Lady Elliot Island on the Barrier reef. They are a land camera as well. Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Good one Yellow!! I have the Pentax Optio W30 & haven't dived with it yet! Just got it after I was dunked in my yak doing a surf landing & my normal camera was in my life vest! luckily it survived, but I got the waterproof one, to be sure, to be sure! Scon ..... all my photos for the last 12 months of so have been with the underwater camera. They work fine in all situations, tho mine is a bit slow on night shots requiring flash! The newer ones even record sound underwater as well! Lots of fun - I should go snorkelling with mine at high tide here, when the water is crystal blue! Maybe when it is warmer! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow submarine Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Distance in clear water is about 5 metres in sonewhere like Narrabeen Lake. In a pool or deep clear blue sea I get about 12 to 15 m. Great camera for everday use and night time. Has a feature where you can select a scene (Night, sport, portrait, landscape, etc...) and it sets every thing for you. Also does a continuous shooting mode for sequence shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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